WBFE explained

WBFE
Above:Simulcasts WBFB, Bangor
City:Bar Harbor, Maine
Country:US
Area:Mount Desert Island, Downeast Maine
Branding:The Bear
Frequency:99.1 MHz
Format:Country
Erp:45,000 watts
Haat:121m (397feet)
Class:B
Facility Id:62289
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:44.4448°N -68.0222°W
Callsign Meaning:similar to WBFB
Owner:Blueberry Broadcasting
Licensee:Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC

WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.[1] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE;[2] that June, it signed on.[3] As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WMCM.[4] On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign.[2] Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBFE Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: WBFE Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. News: Harbour . Kathy . New radio station to broadcast country music . February 15, 2024 . . June 16, 1992 . 6 Hancock.
  4. Web site: NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush. www.fybush.com.